I think Mills will transition in for Gops over coming season but so there is a nice contingency plan there and with Spink and Simmonds theres a long term strategy for our backs.
I think our front 5/overall pack needs a bit of work, as we clearly have J.Willis, T Willis, Shields, Young etc for the longer term view (maybe not Shields and Young but still very talented).
LHP - West is a cracking loosehead and more than happy with him & harris offers good support but is getting on. Sadly Chesty is just so beaten up and broken, i'm not sure he has much left in the tank. Either we need a good LHP who can challenge West or we need to go out and get one.
HK - Cruse is a cracking player and so is Taylor but let's get Alfie playing there as it's his position and it's clear that if we need anther hooker/utility back then Oghre can play. Reckon Taylor could be off but having seen him in recent advertisements makes me think it will be cruse whose off.
THP - Brookes seems like he might be off and despite his scrummaging which is at times great, he's lacking in other areas including discipline sometimes. JTA is a great player to bring on and Nearchou and Cordice will be cracking players when they come through but again i think we need a classy THP to get us through and give us a platform.
Second Row - Launch is obvs stand out and Gaskell is clearly a brilliant squad player. Think Cardall and Jailani will be very good and great prospects but with Stooke replacing Rowlands (apparently) i still think there's room for another strong second row. If we could tempt someone like slater from Glaws or maybe someone from a PRD 14 club whose in the same bracket that would be great.
N08. - Clearly backrow is well stocked and some brilliant operators but i still think we are an 8 short. T Willis will be long term player and obvsly shields can play there but im not convinced by Vailanu and feel a quality 8 might help us through, again maybe a seasoned prem player on the move.
Obvsly this all requires cash but with the outgoing and potentially Liam being freed up it might offer some financial muscle to rotate